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Publication Pallary (1909): taxonomic opinions
     publication summary

Complete Citation

Pallary, P. 1909. Catalogue de la faune malacologique de l’Égypte. Mémoires de l’Institut d’Égypte 6(1): 1-92, pls. 1-5. Available electronically.

Taxonomic Opinions

Aetheria elliptica Lamarck = Etheria elliptica

Aetheria elliptica var. cailliaudi Férussac = Etheria elliptica

Aetheria elliptica var. petrettinii Bourguignat = Etheria elliptica

Aetheria elliptica var. tubifera Sowerby = Etheria elliptica

Aetheria elliptica var. typica Germain = Etheria elliptica

Chambardia bourguignati B. = Chambardia letourneuxi

Chambardia letourneuxi B.

Chambardia locardi [sic] = Chambardia letourneuxi

Chambardia pharaonum B. = Chambardia letourneuxi

Chambardia rhynchoidea B. = Chambardia letourneuxi

Corbicula artini Pallary = Corbicula fluminalis
+ Corbicula consobrina Kobelt & Rolle, 1897
+ Corbicula consobrina var. lavigeriei Germain, 1906

Corbicula artini var. albina P. = Corbicula fluminalis

Corbicula consobrina Cailliaud = Corbicula fluminalis

Corbicula consobrina var. bithydea Bg. = Corbicula fluminalis

Corbicula consobrina var. degouseei [sic] Bgt. in Germain = Corbicula fluminalis

Corbicula consobrina var. eucistœra B. = Corbicula fluminalis

Corbicula consobrina var. nilotica B. = Corbicula fluminalis

Corbicula heuglini Clessin = Corbicula fluminalis

Corbicula jickeli Clessin = Corbicula fluminalis
+ Corbicula pusilla Jickeli, 1874

Corbicula pusilla Parreyss = Corbicula fluminalis

Corbicula radiata Parreyss = Corbicula fluminalis

Corbicula subtruncata Bgt. = Corbicula fluminalis

Corbicula subtruncata var. ægyptiaca Bgt. (sp.) = Corbicula fluminalis

Corbicula subtruncata var. cyanea Bgt. = Corbicula fluminalis

Corbicula zelebori Jickeli = Corbicula fluminalis

Eupera jickelii Bourguignat = Eupera ferruginea
+ Limosina ferruginea Jickeli, 1874

Eupera letourneuxi Bourguignat = Eupera ferruginea

Eupera parasitica Parreys = Eupera ferruginea

Galatea ægyptiaca Chemnitz = Galatea bengoensis

Lamellidens marginalis var. tricolor Küster = Lamellidens generosus

Leptospatha fourtaui Pallary = Aspatharia marnoi

Mutela nilotica (Férussac) Sowerby = Mutela dubia

Mutela nilotica var. angustata Sowerby = Mutela dubia

Mutela plicata Gray = Mutela dubia
+ Spatha (Mutela) plicata Martens, 1866

Mutelina rostrata Rang = Mutela rostrata
+ Iridina coelestis Lea, 1838
+ Mutelina rhynchota Pallary, 1909
+ Mutelina calverti Servain, 1890
+ Mutela subdiaphana Bourguignat, 1886
+ Mutelina gracilis Servain, 1890

Mutelina rostrata Rang = Mutela bourguignati

Nodularia (Cælatura [sic]) ægyptiaca (Férussac) Cailliaud = Coelatura aegyptiaca
+ Unio aegyptiacus Jickeli, 1874
+ Unio hydarius Pallary, 1909

Nodularia (Cælatura [sic]) euryssellina Bourguignat = Coelatura aegyptiaca

Nodularia (Cælatura [sic]) gaillardoti Bourguignat = Coelatura aegyptiaca
+ Unio aegyptiacus Jickeli, 1874

Nodularia (Cælatura [sic]) mystica Bourguignat = Coelatura aegyptiaca

Nodularia (Cælatura [sic]) nilotica Cailliaud = Unio caffer
+ Unio niloticus Küster, 1856
+ Unio bourguignati Landrin, 1864
+ Unio aegyptiacus Jickeli, 1874
+ Unio degouseei Pallary, 1909
+ Unio foedatus Pallary, 1909

Nodularia (Cælatura [sic]) nilotica Cailliaud = Coelatura aegyptiaca

Nodularia (Cælatura [sic]) parreyssi von Buch = Coelatura aegyptiaca
+ Unio sennaariensis Küster, 1862

Nodularia (Cælatura [sic]) parreyssi var. pruneri Bourguignat = Coelatura aegyptiaca
+ Unio aegyptiacus Jickeli, 1874

Nodularia (Cælatura [sic]) rugifer Küster = Coelatura aegyptiaca

Nodularia (Lanceolaria) jickeli Simpson = Nitia teretiuscula
+ Unio teretiusculus Jickeli, 1874
+ Unio fourtaui Pallary, 1903

Nodularia (Lanceolaria) teretiuscula Philippi = Nitia teretiuscula

Nodularia (Lanceolaria) teretiuscula var. lithophaga Ziegler = Nitia teretiuscula

Pharaonia essoensis = Coelatura essoensis

Pisidium (Fluminina) amnicum var. elongatum Martens

Pisidium (Fossarina) casertanum var. alexandrina Pallary = Euglesa pirothi

Spatha hartmanni v. Martens = Chambardia wahlbergi

Spatha innesi Pallary = Aspatharia chaiziana

Spatha marnoi Jickeli = Aspatharia marnoi

Spatha rubens var. cailliaudi [sic] von Martens = Chambardia rubens
+ Spatha lepsii Jickeli, 1874
+ Anodonta arcuata Martens, 1866
+ Spatha candida Servain, 1890
+ Spatha khedivialis Servain, 1890
+ Spatha letourneuxi Servain, 1890
+ Spatha laurenti Servain, 1890
+ Spatha rostrata Servain, 1890
+ Spatha elongata Servain, 1890
+ Anodonta anataria Cristofori & Jan, 1832

Sphærium (Corneola) pharaonum Bourguignat = Sphaerium hartmanni

Sphærium (Corneola) teilhardi Pallary = Sphaerium hartmanni